I got to spend the day today with the brilliant, talented, and lovely Katie P. In the morning, we worked with two other teachers, helping our district’s K-2 teachers to use data in order to make instructional decisions about early childhood mathematics. In the afternoon, Katie and I worked with three other teachers and two central office personnel to develop roll-out training for a new interdisciplinary curriculum writing team.

Although the teams were different, the questions kicking around in my head overlapped:

1. How do we develop and communicate a clear vision about the learning/teaching process?

2. How do we effectively support teachers as they begin the process of re-envisioning their practice?

3. How do we continue to provide effective, meaningful support as teachers evolve in order to sustain learning/teaching?

4. How do we support teachers to move towards taking ownership over their professional development?

What has been effective in your experience?